City of the Wolves is a strong fighting game, but one that feels a bit creatively compromised by the business dealings ...

The killer, crime boss Geese Howard, organizes a tournament called King of Fighters — a name that later be used for SNK’s most popular fighting game series — which the trio enter and ultimately win.

But 25 years is basically how long it took for “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves” to come out after the release of the last mainline game in the series. It’s an absence that can be chalked up ...